Health Ministry study determines ultra-Orthodox five times more likely to have been infected with virus than general population, but figures still well below estimated threshold

8.9% of tests on Wednesday come back positive, the lowest rate in three weeks; top health official says restrictions could be eased if downward trend continues

Magen David Adom workers accused of falsifying negative results for some customers, including outbound passengers at Ben Gurion airport, netting tens of thousands of shekels

Arrivals from Turkey seen crowding together, with some not wearing masks, as they try to complete mandatory forms to enter the country

Team enforcing adherence to isolation rules dismantled due to manpower constraints; police sources say move will harm enforcement

Edelstein warns against gatherings on Simhat Torah, calling the holiday a 'terrible danger'; says he's heartened by drop in infections, aims for 100,00 tests a day by the winter

Initial signs indicate lockdown is starting to flatten the curve, as Health Ministry confirms 4,682 new cases on some 44,700 tests; 46 new deaths recorded in 24 hours

Health Ministry says 7,639 new infections confirmed Thursday, with number of cases since pandemic began rising to 255,771; death toll remains at 1,622

PM proposes to further tighten closure, drawing rebuke from Gantz; orders hospitals to prepare to treat 5,000 seriously ill patients

PM declines to set timeframe for easing restrictions, says it will be based on infection rates and other factors